Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) Department of Emergency Medicine has a unique opportunity to join our academic faculty team in pediatric emergency medicine as an Assistant or Associate Professor with a scholarly focus that improves healthcare for children. This full-time academic position includes expectations for scholarly productivity and publication, involvement with regional and national professional organizations, and active engagement with all areas of our clinical care, education, and research missions.

Assistant/Associate Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine:  faculty position with a scholarly focus that improves healthcare for children. This full-time academic position includes expectations for scholarly productivity and publication, involvement with regional and national professional organizations, and active engagement with all areas of our clinical care, education, and research missions. This position requires current Board Certification or Board Eligibility in pediatric emergency medicine, and additional Board Certification in emergency medicine is highly valued.  The ideal candidate will have scholarly publications and disseminated academic work in an area of focus within pediatric emergency medicine. 

Our Emergency Department has been a Level 1 trauma center since 1982, with numerous specialty accreditations including an accredited chest pain center, stroke center, one of just two burn centers in North Carolina and full subspecialty backup. The co-located Brenner Children's Hospital Emergency Department is North Carolina's first Level 1 pediatric trauma center. Our clinical affiliate physicians staff 27 emergency departments across the state. Together our Emergency Medicine physicians provide services to over 800,000 patients each year.  Our Emergency Medicine residency program celebrates 50 years of training this year and is among the oldest in the country with highly competitive recruitment of trainees. Fellowships are offered in Emergency Medicine Research, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Administration/Leadership, EM Ultrasound, EMS, Wilderness Medicine, and Global Emergency Medicine. Our exceptional faculty are highly productive clinically and academically with a well-funded research program, active research projects in many different areas, and high faculty retention. 

REQUIREMENTS: 

• MD/DO; BC/BE in pediatric emergency medicine
• experience with evidence of scholarly accomplishments
• NC licensure/eligibility
• rank at time of hire commensurate with academic and scholarly accomplishments.

About Us:

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (WFUSM) is a U.S. News and World Report top 50 ranked medical school, integrated with a world-class health system, Atrium Health. WFUSM, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise, is a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery. WFUSM, has over $300M in annual, extramural funding that drives a cutting-edge Academic Learning Health System by integrating innovative research with excellent patient care across our enterprise. 

When you join Wake Forest University School of Medicine, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our organization, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healingfor all.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Apply online and email Brandi Walton at blwalton@wakehealth.edu to express interest.